Fossa

Fossa may refer to:

Animals

• Fossa (animal), the common name of a carnivoran mammal of genus Cryptoprocta endemic to Madagascar
• Fossa, the Latin genus name of the Malagasy civet, a related but smaller mammal endemic to Madagascar

Places

• Fossa, Abruzzo, a town in Italy
• Fossa, County Kerry, a townland in Ireland
• Fossa More, a townland in the parish of Tomgraney, County Clare
• Fossa Beg, a townland in the parish of Tomgraney, County Clare
• Fossá, Faroe Islands, an abandoned village
• Fossá, a waterfall in the Faroe islands
• Fossa (river), Iceland

Other uses

• Fossa (anatomy), a depression in part of the body
• Fossa (planetary nomenclature), a depression in a planet
• La Fossa, an Italian rap group
• Fossa, a fosse (ditch or moat) in ancient Roman contexts
• Fossa, a drowning pit used for executions
• François de Fossa, musician
• Formaggio di fossa, a cheese matured in pits native to Romagna, Italy

See also

• Fosse (disambiguation)
• Fossato (disambiguation)